Colorado was primarily famous for its skiing resorts by worldwide tourists, but now the situation has completely altered. Since the legalization of Cannabis in Colorado, there is much more that the tourists are looking forward to than just the spectacular resorts and famous attractions of this State.
Colorado have recorded to have hosted 12.6 million ski visits for the 2013-2014 season which marks a 10% increase from the previous season. Not that the skiing resorts have become more attractive, but it is largely for the legal pot that awaits these anxious tourists from all over the globe. As for the tourist industry and other businesses, the legalization of cannabis and the influx of worldwide tourists have doubled their profit margins. Colorado has been rated as a tourist friendly destination greater than it ever was.
Among the major attractions that tourists long to see in Colorado is the 3D Cannabis Center which is a dispensary featuring 80 foot long viewing corridor with several windows that allow customers to see inside the marijuana greenhouse as well as a huge display of smoking accessories where visitors can discover the best way to smoke weed. The thrill and enthrallment that results from watching the cannabis grow right in front of their eyes is what makes this place so popular among citizens as well as foreign tourists. The evidence of the recently sky-rocketing tourism figures is also evident by Fox’s estimation of 70% of her customers being foreigners.
Smoke shop owners from all over in search for marijuana accessories wholesale flock to Colorado to see the latest trends in smoking technology. With this niche industry growing rapidly, it is quite clear how not only other businesses such as bars and music venues have benefitted but also the state as a whole is enjoying the increased revenue from increased tourism and inflow of foreign money. Besides just the state and the tourists taking advantage of the legalization of the cannabis, entrepreneurs both local as well as foreigners are highly investing in Marijuana dispensaries, a market that is flourishing even though it is only in its introductory stage.
The legalization of cannabis is not just something important to tourists who might crave for it or do it on a regular basis. It is about all the people who are just curious to watch the cannabis grow and sit there in front of their eyes even if they are not into marijuana.
What’s further thrives the industry is the marketing of different tourist services by the businesses in Colorado. So for hotels, the most recent marketing campaign is to provide accommodation for tourists that allow the onsite consumption of marijuana. For the tour guides, the new tagline is the exciting and curious cannabis tours that they have decided to carry out for foreigners. There are social lounges, marijuana events and marijuana activities that have definitely caused the tourism rates to increase rapidly.
And that makes sense. Marijuana is something that has always been a hot debate, but with this legalization in Colorado, the access to marijuana has become easier than ever. For tourists, having this access and the platform to satisfy their curiosity, Colorado might have been the perfect option The Marijuana has definitely shown its long-term affect and Colorado waits for the long-term.
